A Quilting 101 Quilt-Along

Over the weekend, I placed a fabric order in preparation for the quilt-along I’m about to conduct here at The Artists’ House.

I’m calling this quilt-along “Quilting 101” because the purpose of this quilt-along is to teach the fundamental aspects of making a quilt.

I’ll step participants through each aspect of making a quilt, providing free tutorials along the way. And in order to keep things interesting I’m going to be using “relationships” as a metaphor to describe the parts of a quilt. Why? Because sewing is like therapy to so many people.

We will be making a simple quilt for this “Quilting 101 Quilt-Along”, made up of stripes and a border –similar, yet different to the picture shown on the left.

(Note: I will do more complex quilt-alongs in the future, as a means to teach other skills.)

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When are we starting?

I’ll actually be making two quilts for the quilt-along instead of just one. Why two? Well, my sister has two little girls with new bunk beds, and while she is in the midst of remodeling their room she asked me to make their bedspreads and curtains. (I think maybe I’ll need to make a pillow or two as well. Don’t you think?) And so I’m going to make the first quilt this week, as a means to provide a visual example, and then I’ll make the second quilt along with all of you. So when are we starting? How does January 18th sound?

What should you do now?

Leave a comment below, and tell me about the quilt you hope to make: What room in the house is it for? What color scheme are you considering? Is this your first quilt? Are you making this for someone special?

Oh, I almost forgot…

I’m putting together a little SURPRISE for “Quilting 101 Quilt-Along” participants –so stay tuned and leave a comment below if you would like to participate.

13 observations on “A Quilting 101 Quilt-Along”

Oh girl, You know I have been waiting for this! I am in. This will be my first quilt and I of course, will want to display it in my very own home. I think I will be going with a bright red color scheme because I have had a hankering for some exciting work with vibrant reds. Will you be telling us how much yardage we will need?

HAHA I was just wondering when this would start in the shower!
Now, I have a question, I have made small baby quilts before (without instruction so I need to learn all over again) BUT we just purchased fabric for my daughters room last week, I was just going to sew it together and make a comforter. I bought 2 kinds 1 1/2 yards 43 inches wide
Then I bought my color that was going to be an edging around the two long sides cut in half (SOUNDS SO PRIMITIVE AND BRUTAL I KNOW)
Should I wait, will this quilt be big enough for a twin size and do I need more fabric???
Just curious:)
I love the stuff I bought and may need to get more before it’s gone.
Molly

Love the fabric you chose! I wish I could make the time in my schedule to do the quilt along, it would be so much fun! My mom and I are in the process of making a quilt as my 30th Bday gift…although we might not finish it before the big day comes, it’s fun to create together!

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The Artists’ House started one happy day when I married a boy who was an artist. I loved to create things and so side-by-side we created beautiful things together. One day I realized that I too was an artist, not just an artist’s wife, and so I started a design business of my own. Now I have two great loves, my family and my art. Read more ...

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